Tasavallan Presidentti ‎– Lambertland (1972, CD, Finland)

The third album by Tasavallan Presidentti was also their first with the lead singer Eero Raittinen. Frank Robson was the lead singer on their first two albums. Both of those are really good albums but I prefer Lambertland as the ultimate Tasavallan Presidentti album. I still consider Robson as a better singer than Raittinen because Raittinen's English isn't that great.
However the instrumental work on Lambertlant is just superb five stars quality. Just like the songwriting too. Any of these six songs could be called as a highlight here but I still choose "The Bargain" and "Dance" as my favourite songs. "Dance" shows Tolonen's skills on the guitar once again. It's easy to understand why the instrumental work of Lambertland got so positive reviews at the time of it's release.
Lambertland is often considered as the magnum opus by Tasavallan Presidentti and I have to agree with that. This is five stars jazzy progressive rock record and one of the greatest albums from Finland ever. Their absolute best.

 

Tracklist:
1. Lounge (8:25)
2. Lambertland (6:59)
3. Celebration Of The Saved Nine (3:33)
4. The Bargain (7:17)
5. Dance (5:57)
6. Last Quarters (8:14)
   Bonus:
7. Selvä Näkijä (4:18)
8. Sisältäni Portin Löysin (4:57)

Musicians:
  Måns Groundstroem – Bass
Vesa Aaltonen – Drums
Jukka Tolonen – Guitar
Pekka Pöyry – Saxophone, Flute
Eero Raittinen – Vocals

Recorded April-May 1972 at Finnvox Helsinki, Finland and at Europafilm Stockholm, Sweden.
CD remastering: Finnox, Helsinki, Oct. 2009